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Finding the Water You Cannot See

Leak Detection for Newmarket Homes

A climbing water bill, a stain on the ceiling, a warm spot on the floor. Hidden leaks give hints long before they show themselves. We trace them with care and as little opening of walls as possible.

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Service
Leak Detection
Category
Pipes and leaks
Where
Newmarket and nearby York Region
Booking
By telephone

Clues that point to leak detection

  • The meter dial keeps turning with all fixtures shut.
  • A water bill clearly higher than the same period last year.
  • Brown rings on the ceiling below a bathroom.
  • Paint bubbling or baseboards swelling.
  • A musty smell in one closet or corner.
  • A hiss of running water when nothing is on.

Our method, in order

We start with the simple test: everything off, then watch the meter. A moving dial confirms a leak on the house side. From there we narrow it down.

  1. Check toilets with dye in the tank, because a toilet trickling quietly into its bowl is the usual culprit.
  2. Isolate sections of the house with shut-off valves where they exist.
  3. Use a moisture meter and thermal camera to find damp areas in walls and ceilings.
  4. Listen with acoustic equipment along buried or slab lines.
  5. Open only what is needed, in the smallest neat square that gives access.

Bench note

Our circular on reading your water meter walks you through the first test yourself before you call.

Newmarket houses and this job

Newmarket homes from the 1980s and 1990s frequently have copper supply pipe that is now old enough to develop pinholes, especially near fittings and where hard water has thinned the wall. Pinhole leaks drip slowly into insulation or ceiling cavities, sometimes for months.

Older houses may still have galvanized steel lines, which corrode from inside and start to weep at threaded joints. Newer homes with PEX leak far less, but a crimped fitting behind a dishwasher or fridge can still let go.

Outside, the buried water service from the curb stop to the house can leak as well. If the meter moves with the house main valve closed, the problem is likely in that service line and the fix may be a water line replacement.

After we find it

We repair the leak, show you what failed and leave the opened area clean and ready for patching. If the pipe throughout the house is in poor condition, we will say so, and a plan for repiping may be worth discussing.

Call us with what you have noticed and when it began. Small leaks are easier to find before they become large ones.

Phoned-in questions

Will you have to cut my walls?

Sometimes, but we use meters and thermal imaging first to keep any opening small and in the right place.

Does insurance cover hidden leaks?

Sudden leaks are often covered while slow, long-term leaks may not be. Your policy wording decides.

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